http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/travelbuffs/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from travelbuffs en-us Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:53:28 +0000 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:53:28 +0000 When3rd6th Aug 2012Where Long Beach unit of Pacific Rim National Park BC Canada What camping near Mackenzie beach our first proper beaches in Canada enjoying the Pacific again watched some decent surfs built sand castles and in the process became Vitamin Drich thanks to the scorching sun. Friday 3rd AugustWe took the 7.45am ferry leaving Twassessen bay to Nanaimo . Ferries leaving fro http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Vancouver-Island/blog-735435.html When 31st Aug 4th SepWhat Vancouver to CalgaryHighlights camping enjoying freshwater beaches Okanagan valley views first jet ski experience interesting people at a hostel Friday Aug 31stWe did a quick round of packing previous night and in the morning. It is a wonderful truth that we have definitely slowed down with S. And she definitely makes everything so much more worthwhile. G was n http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Vancouver/blog-741445.html What Ice Magic FestivalWhere Lake Louise Banff National Park It had been 6 months since we visited Lake Louise. We had stopped on our way back home from previous trips I think.Ice Magic Festival brings carvers from around the globemostly from USA Canada sometimes as far as Russia to Lake Louise. They have 34 hours to create a 7ft wonder with 36 blocks of Ice.The weather is always the tric http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Alberta/Lake-Louise/blog-684114.html WhenVictoria Day weekendWhere RockiesHighlights stays at hostels snow just being Saturday May 19thThis trip was so last minute but we didnt want to cancel it as we hadn39t been to the Rockies yet in Spring. For a change we did not have an agenda. We just drove. Being long weekend we expected crowds. Only when we stopped at the Lake Louise visitor center did we know that it was the hig http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Alberta/Banff-National-Park/blog-718141.html Highlights at JuneauMendenhall Glacier Visitor centerMt.Roberts tramwaywalking along the touristy shops around the portsalmon runs along sheep creekHaines...Tuesday August 2ndThe Ferry terminal is further away from the socalled downtown so we left early to drive up there. Some 5 mi or so. We took the 9.00 am ferry to Juneau. It was 4 hrs of cruising along fairly warm pleasant. The landsca http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Alaska/Juneau/blog-682443.html Sunday July 31st8am ferry to Haines. The only other time we travelled with our car in a ferry was in Washington. From Bremmerton to Seattle. So it was interesting to see cars from different statesUS..some as far as Arizona other provincesOntario was popular I noticed. It was the first time for S to be on any vessel in ocean watersthough typically you don39t get to the ocean between S http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Alaska/Haines/blog-682440.html At White Pass Summit we entered Skagway Alaska USA.I think the first thought that came to both of us was that we never expected to set our shoes in Alaska again. It felt different driving into the US. Border formalities greet you just before you enter the town. Fairly empty we got through fine. Just had to part ways with imported tomatoes bell peppers. Hmm..Will have to be more thoughtful http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Alaska/Skagway/blog-652275.html Wednesday 27th JulyWe had a late start from Watson Lake I was a little worried about the 450km drive ahead. But we seemed to catch up when it was raining managed to stop at many interesting places before reaching Whitehorse YT.We entered YT for the first time. Four yrs ago we had a view of the Yukon river on our way to the Arctic Circlein Alaska.That was all we had known about Yukon.Our f http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Yukon/Whitehorse/blog-680610.html When Oct 2 2011Where Highwood pass Kananaskis countryHighlightsYellow Larch trees What are larch trees Ganesh heard about this trail that was famous for its fall color. So once again grateful for being so close to these mountains we drove in to Highwood Meadows.Btw Highwood Pass is the highest pass in Canada that could be reached via a paved road. It is at an elevation of 2206 m7237 ft http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Alberta/Kananaskis-Country/blog-656904.html When September 2nd 5thWhere Mt.Robson Provincial ParkHighlights Camping float trip hike BC.Friday 2nd SeptemberWe were so dead both of us that we thought we would just pull over catch up some sleep. But somehowread G took over we reached Jasper by 2pm. I fell asleep 1 hr into the drive S slept when I was half way through it. So it was break time for all of us at Jasper. We witn http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Mount-Robson-Provincial-Park-/blog-646429.html When May 28th29th 2011Where Kananaskis countryHighlights Bow Valley Provincial Park Elbow FallsSaturday May 28th A major system brought a lot of precipitation to southern AB much of BCobviously. The weather cleared yesterday evening we thought we will make use of the rain to see the swollen rivers. We took the roadnottaken towards Bragg Creek. We ventured further without anything sp http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Alberta/Kananaskis-Country/blog-615587.html When 23rd Jan 2011Where Lake Louise Banff National ParkHighlights First Ice sculpture celebration sleigh rideIt has been a while we had been outdoors. If it was not our laziness it was the weather. All it took was one mention that an Ice Carving competition was happening in Lake Louise to get us moving. Grateful.The festival happened for 3 days we were watching the weather closely to deci http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Alberta/Lake-Louise/blog-562870.html When 28th Sept 3rd OctWhere Yellowknife Hay River the drive back to Calgary.Highlights Aurora starlit nights city of Yellowknife Galaxyland at WEMP.S Feel free to click on the photos to enlarge them to see the aurora clearlyClick here for the first few days of this trip. 28th SeptemberShower forecast. We hit the Legislative Assembly for the 10.30 am tour. An intern gave us the 40 minu http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Northwest-Territories/Yellowknife/blog-535087.html When 24th 27th SeptemberWhere from Calgary AB to Yellowknife NWTHighlight A roadtrip the longest so far with the little one.Total Mileage 1700 km one wayYellowknife is the capital of NorthWest Territories. It is the farthest North one can drive in North West Territories on paved road. I am splitting the entire trip to 2 blogs so I can blog in detail to help someone else make a similar trip http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Northwest-Territories/Yellowknife/blog-535086.html When 14th 15th August 2010Where Peter Lougheed Provincial ParkMileage 300 kmHighlights Some of the best sights of the Rockies outside the National ParksSaturday 14th AugustLeaving lateie. late for a walk in camp site we found campsite availabilities in single digits at the Visitor center. Rushing to check in our luck also wanting to choose the one with showers we checked almost every http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Alberta/Kananaskis-Country/blog-523918.html When 30th July 2nd Aug 2010Where Waterton Lakes National ParkInternational Peace partner of Glacier National Park Montana USAHighlights Bear big horn sightings beautiful hikes to alpine lakes getting caught in thunderstorms hail an eventful drive back home.Mileage 712 kmFriday 30th JulyThanks to a geeky husband who was obsessed with getting an iPhone4 we got to leave about 1 hr http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Alberta/Waterton-Lakes-National-Park/blog-520482.html When 17th18th July 2010What A couple hikes from the Rocky mountain guide bookFirsts hiking with S Amma for 8.6km...Leaving relatively late for a walkin campsite at Tunnel Mountain we were pleasantly surprised to find one many more at 10.30am. Turns out the Calgary Stampede was the dampener taking people away from the parks.It was a HOT day Not the ideal climate to hike specially at n http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Alberta/Banff-National-Park/blog-516153.html When 1st4th JulyWhere Jasper National ParkWeather 20C 3CMileage 1000kmHighlight Largest glacier S of Alaska campingbiking experience wildlife viewings general drive along Icefield ParkwayJasper National ParkAfter our very first visit to Banff National Park the immediate action performed was to reserve a campsite at Jasper for the July1st weekend. Campgrounds fill up fast during long http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Alberta/Jasper-National-Park/blog-510526.html When June 26th27thWhere Lake Louise part of Banff National ParkWeather 17 C 2 CHighlights Lake Louise Moraine LakeWe decided on this trip at 6pm on Friday evening. Being unaware of the campground availability situation over the weekend I made a reservation. I was surprised that anything was still available. It probably was the weather. The low on Sunday morn was to touch 2C. The low temp http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Alberta/Banff-National-Park/blog-505392.html When 19th 21st JuneWhere Edmonton the capital cityHighights A lot of biking walking the WEM of course the first camping experience in warm weatherWeather 30C 12CMileage 630kmLeaving home around 8.30am we followed the almost straight road the Deerfoot Trail N to Edmonton. 299km and 3 hours later we reached our campground. As expected S slept most of the way. The campground was alm http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Alberta/Edmonton/blog-508251.html